Linear and Non-linear Causality between Sectoral Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth : Evidence from Taiwan

• Main Authors: Chih-heng Chang, 張誌恒
• Other Authors: Cheng-lang Yang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18319502017346560370

碩士 === 南華大學 === 管理經濟學系經濟學碩士班 === 98 === 　　Different from traditional papers, this article will divide total electricity consumption into industrial department electricity consumption and living department electricity consumption to discuss the linear and non-linear causality relationship between electricity consumption and real GDP. Linear causality relationship showed total electricity consumption and industrial department electricity consumption had bi-directional causality with real GDP, but living department electricity consumption had neutrality with real GDP. Under the consideration of non-linear causality relationship, we found total electricity consumption still had bi-directional causality with real GDP, but living department electricity consumption only had uni-directional causality with real GDP. According to this conclusion, under the whole purpose of economic development persuading, policies maker can impose restriction on living department electricity, but should impose restriction on industrial department electricity carefully.